The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-22
ABUSING WASHINGTON.

Some of the ScandaI"us Charges Made
Against the Father of His Country.
Gen Washington WAS prohah ly as much
abused as any president who has ever
scIed as the chief executive OF the United
States Al one time he said hat lie had
Dtth nbusc,i wrrst han a common pick
cket aud he was charged with all sorts
of crimes during his administration. says
the Cleveland Leadtr Tire Philadelphia
-iur0ra was. perhaps the most bitter.
When Washington left the presidency it
had a :ublrant article over the close OF
his term, in which it said
'li ever there was d p-r'od of rel icing
this is the moment. Every heart III nn-
sion with the freedom and happiness of
the people ought To beat high with exul-
tatlou that the name OF Washington this
day ceased to give currency to political
iuiquity aud to legal'zed corruption. A
new era is now opening upon us-an era
which promises much to the people; for
pubic measures must now stand upon
their own merits. ard netarious projects
can no longer be supported by name. 1t
is a subject OF the greatest establishment
THAT single individual! should have car
ried his designs agan the public liberty
so far as to have put in jeopardy its very
existence. Such, however, are the facts,
and with these staring Us III the face,
this dav ought to be Jubilee in the
United Staes.'
John r .ndnlph. Of r an"k", at = din
ner once proposed the t"as.: George
Washington; may he be id" This,
however, WIS to" strorg tor the company
who We're enemies OF Washington, and
he had to add the proviso. 1T he Signs
Jays treaty. bsf re they wpuli driuk
to il.
In 1873 "A Calm Observer in the New
York Journal accused Washington OF be
ing a thief He stated that he had over
drawn his accounts and that he owed the
treasury ,031 Another writer accused
Washington Of hypocrisy aud declared
that he wanted to be a king A third
criticised his Carriage and his aristocracy,
and, in fact, all the opposition newspapers
denounced him III uumeasur.d terms
Congress went against HIM during his
SECOND term and refused To celebrate his
birthday. though they had been accus-
toned to do so, aud wien he refused to
return for third term they charged that
he did So be canse he feared that he could
not be elected.
1t will be SulpriSin to the people today
70 know that Washington was once
charged with murder. IL was during one
of his presidential camp ,i.us. The Phil
adelphia -iur0ra made the charge. 1t
stated that Washington bad during one
of the battles of his early life, shot an
officer who was bearing flag OF truce,
and that III the papers relating to the at
fan he had acku"" lodged the act of as
sassination. Peter Pnrcuplne takes up
the charge in his letters and proves it to
be false. The fact, however, stands that
the charge was made.
Speaking OF Washington. | see that
some OF the goody good newspapers of
th. country are very inc isnaut at the
statement in Quackenbo history tina.
Washington at one time ate peas with IA
knife. do Lot Doubt but the statement
IS true. the whole literary United Sta es
1t the time of Washington, however.
SGT med to be a mutual admiration so
ciety, aud there is lltle uutavorabl. Cos
zip about the white house dinners
found the other day, however M.cav's
Diary, giving his experiences during his
term senator of the l nited States when
Washington was first president Maclay
dIned with Washington number of Times
aud scattered through his diary are little
bits OF gossip about these dinners. At
two of them he describes W ,shlngton as
amusing himself during all the dinn.r by
playing the devils tattoo upon the ia bic
with his fork. He says, >pe,kin. IF enc
Of these dlnuers: tine prestd M kept a
tork III hand when the cloth WAS taken
away, | thought for the pui pose of PICK
my nuts. He ate no nuts, but played
with the fork. strikin on the edge of the
cable with it,